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Where Sting’s muse led on his debut solo LP was quite a departure from what we had expected from his days with The Police, as he strove to be taken more seriously as both a musician and lyricist.
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As an album devoid of pretensions and chock full of skills, ‘Goodfellas’ is one of the best hip-hop albums of 1995 and still knocks as hard as the day it came out.
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As the trio of Treach, Vin Rock and Kay Gee showcased on their previous LPs, ‘Poverty’s Paradise’ reinforced their penchant for coupling more radio-friendly fare with rugged street anthems.
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Hailed by Kurt Cobain as one of his all-time favorite albums, the Breeders’ debut LP was made by loose, disparate musicians coming together for a singular purpose, and that’s what makes it so special.
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On her third studio album, Riperton preserves her child-like wonder while blowing the embers of sensuality for an understated melding of soul and jazz-funk.
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While Common went the experimental route on some of his previous offerings, with his sixth studio affair, he brought things back to the block and released one of the best albums of his career.
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Released on the heels of the anxiety catalyzed by the Y2K bug, this soulful trio helped us party in the first summer of the century and set the tone for neo-soul’s evolution in the new decade.
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On their debut long player, MC Eiht and crew were still working out their identity as a group, but they proved more than capable of making dope music nevertheless.
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